Released: December 21, 1973
Songwriter: Stephen Stills
Producer: Bill Halverson
Say you know you've got to run
You know you've got to hide
You don't know who to follow
Or who is on your side
You don't know where you're goin'
You won't talk of where you've been
And I may see you tomorrow
Or nevermore again
And I've seen you in the cities
I've seen you on the road
And your face is all a-twisted
'cause your brain is a heavy load
And then you turn and ask me
Say how will I ever know
And you talk of all your searchin'
But I think it's all for show
Open up my friend
Love someone if you can
Go on, let her in
Open up again
And I hear your mournful songs
I hear your painful crys
And I've seen the light of hunger
Linger deep within your eyes
And you talk about your sinkin'
And what a hole you're in
You expect for me to love you
When you hate yourself my friend
And you've got yourself a potion
Oh to keep you from your sleep
In that dark and lonely hour
Well I've heard you laugh and weep
But you'll always be a-runnin'
Runnin' till you find your doom
'Cause you never face your lonely soul
You never face the gloom
Open up my friend
Love someone if you can
Go on, let her in
Open up again
You know you've got to hide
You don't know who to follow
Or who is on your side
You don't know where you're goin'
You won't talk of where you've been
And I may see you tomorrow
Or nevermore again
And I've seen you in the cities
I've seen you on the road
And your face is all a-twisted
'cause your brain is a heavy load
And then you turn and ask me
Say how will I ever know
And you talk of all your searchin'
But I think it's all for show
Open up my friend
Love someone if you can
Go on, let her in
Open up again
And I hear your mournful songs
I hear your painful crys
And I've seen the light of hunger
Linger deep within your eyes
And you talk about your sinkin'
And what a hole you're in
You expect for me to love you
When you hate yourself my friend
And you've got yourself a potion
Oh to keep you from your sleep
In that dark and lonely hour
Well I've heard you laugh and weep
But you'll always be a-runnin'
Runnin' till you find your doom
'Cause you never face your lonely soul
You never face the gloom
Open up my friend
Love someone if you can
Go on, let her in
Open up again
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Ridin’ the Storm Out (1973)
REO Speedwagon popular songs
- Can’t Fight This Feeling
- Keep on Loving You
- Take It on the Run
- Roll with the Changes
- Time for Me to Fly
- Ridin’ the Storm Out
- In My Dreams
- Tough Guys
- Down by the Dam
- ’Til the Rivers Run Dry
- (Only A) Summer Love
- Dead at Last
- Heavy on Your Love
- All Heaven Broke Loose
- Give Me a Ride (Roller Coaster)
- Another Lifetime
- They’re on the Road
- Any Kind of Love
- Only the Strong Survive
- One Too Many Girlfriends
- Back on the Road Again
- Shakin’ It Loose
- You Won’t See Me
- Screams and Whispers